Special Attorney (Non-Merit)
Frankfort, KYFull-time$63–94K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control, within Kentucky’s Office of Attorney General, investigates and prosecutes Medicaid fraud by medical providers and cases of adult abuse and neglect in medical and long-term care facilities and room-and-board homes. The office seeks an attorney to handle a complex litigation caseload involving fraud, neglect, and abuse, working with lawyers, investigators, and auditors to develop cases for prosecution.
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req82084
Special Attorney (Non-Merit)
Salary
$63,000.00 - $94,000.00 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
General Government Cabinet | Attorney General
Location
1024 Capital Center Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA
Description
The Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control operates within Kentucky's Office of Attorney General. It is the premiere law enforcement agency which investigates and prosecutes cases of Medicaid fraud by medical providers as well as cases of adult abuse and neglect within medical facilities, long term care facilities, and room and board homes.
The Office seeks an attorney who has exceptional communication, analytical, and organizational skills to handle a complex litigation caseload containing both fraud, neglect and abuse cases.
Candidates will have the ability to work with a team of other lawyers, investigators, and auditors to fully develop cases for prosecution.
Job Duties:
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Drafting indictments, civil complaints, and briefs
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Performing case-related research
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Seeking indictments before grand juries
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Arguing motions
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Conducting trials
This position is best suited for those with strong advocacy skills who wish to seek justice on behalf of Kentucky's most vulnerable citizens as well its taxpayers.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:NONE
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:NONE
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):NONE
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Matthew Kleinert [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=req82084 - Special Attorney (Non-Merit)) or 502-564-5300.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 2,246 open Attorney jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$63–94K/yr
- US median$108–180K/yr1,448 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $79K, is 43% below the US median midpoint ($137K) — in the lowest quarter of Attorney salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 20 open Attorney jobs in Kentucky and 2,246 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- Attorney postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,523 postings).
- Education
- 1,362 of the 2,246 open Attorney jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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